Example sentences of "look [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When recruiting , the Profitboss looks only for potential profit contribution , for profit-seeking attitudes and ability . |
| 2 | The United States would probably have reverted to isolationism as happened after the First World War ; Congress would have cut back Defence spending , starving the US defence/industrial base ; and American big business would have looked elsewhere for profitable enterprises . |
| 3 | Having looked unsuccessfully for such a bird house , I would like to find the name of a stockist . |
| 4 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 5 | He stood looking down for some time . |
| 6 | There 's , to be clear about it , that it 's completely confidential , that their looking only for particular words that are used in different parts of the country and in different locations . |
| 7 | It is looking desperately for overseas orders to bolster a declining workload in the UK . |
| 8 | Swindon have to fight on in the promotion race … while Oxford have to battle on in the relegation scramble … but things are looking up for United … they 're off the bottom of the table for the first time since November thanks to a win at Brighton |
| 9 | As far as Humphreys is concerned , firms which occupy the high ground in executive search are not necessarily limited in the variety , volume or type of search work that can be undertaken ; for example , Tyzack 's recent work includes finding the chairman of London Transport , looking simultaneously for three chief executives for an international trading company in the Far East , Europe and the US ( none of whom was to earn less than US$450 000 ) , searching for the chairman of the Monopolies & Mergers Commission , tracking down the chief executive of a building society and the MD of a conglomerate which , during the search , was defending itself against likely take-over bids . |
| 10 | prospecting ( looking out for new selling opportunities ) |
| 11 | On reflection , he rather regrets that they were n't looking out for each other . |
| 12 | This refers to concentrating on and looking out for specific details in the world around you . |
| 13 | There was something of the Regency dandy in the way he trailed his cane and rotated his globular head , as if looking out for fellow beaux to salute . |
| 14 | ‘ My mother ’ , Ivy said , ‘ told me that when I was a child , she spent all the year looking out for small things to put in my stocking . |
| 15 | This applies also to the British Council , our arm of cultural diplomacy , which is facing unprecedented demands from the newly liberated countries which are looking out for English language teachers . |
| 16 | Secondly , you are looking out for minor defects which will cost you time and money — plumbing , heating redecoration , bathroom and kitchen fittings , replacement windows , floor finishes , insulation etc . |
| 17 | Study this example : unc We can save rewriting by looking out for common factors above and below the division line . |
| 18 | he must be maybe he 's looking out for more work , I admire |
| 19 | looking out for hidden signals . |
| 20 | When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests . |
| 21 | But he was advised to start looking around for other work . |
| 22 | Please could you confirm this is all OK , as if it is n't I shall be looking around for other people as my financial situation gets monthly more worrying ! |
| 23 | We discussed erm erm other places for people to meet et cetera has actually been closed down , some some problem with the is n't it , erm but they ca n't use it for the public so erm that was , it was just left that we 'll have another meeting in March and looking around for alternative places to meet , but that 's all to report on that . |
| 24 | So why should we still be looking around for suitable composts ? |
| 25 | So we were looking around for interesting stuff to push — sounds like drugs , eh ? — he-he-he ! — and someone mentions Walter Machin . |
| 26 | he wheedled , looking around for any likely victims . |
| 27 | ‘ So , I started looking around for another job and heard that Mike Martinez , the agent , was looking for someone to do some secretarial work and some negotiating , and that he preferred English girls for such work . |
| 28 | Throughout the entire 50 minutes of grilling on low heat , Judd Lander sits nervously , looking around for more people to ask questions . |
| 29 | She stood with it in her hand , looking about for some signs of a waiting servant . |
| 30 | I found myself looking about for steaming strangers . |